A militia / m Éª Ë l Éª Ê É / is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a nation, or subjects of a state, who can be called upon for military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel, or historically, members of a warrior nobility class (e.g., knights or samurai).
1 The shortening method, also known as the biscuit method, is used for biscuits and scones. 2  This method cuts solid fat (whether lard, butter, or vegetable shortening) into flour and other dry ingredients using a food processor, pastry blender, or two forks.
My biscuits are too dry and flaky and fall apart while you are eating them. I suspect it is in the technique of putting the recipe together since the recipes I use are from very reputable sources that I have personally tried.The sources are deceased; therefore, I cannot ask them.y biscuit recipe makes about 14 biscuits and calls for 2 cups flour like your's does. However, your method must be different than the traditional biscuit method that looks like this: Step 1: Mix together the dry ingredients. Step 2: Cut in the cold butter until crumbly and mixture looks like coarse crumbs.